Must read IMHO

Its out of control and even Bush ass kissers know it.

Bob Woodward, whose reporting, or “reporting,” depending upon the circumstances, has long proven a reliable measure of establishment Washington’s rectal temperature, has a revelatory story in Thursday’s Washington Post describing the utterly pessimistic testimony of CIA director Michael Hayden to members of the Iraq Study Group during a session in November of last year. Hayden told the group that “[Iraq’s] government is unable to govern. We have spent a lot of energy and treasure creating a government that is balanced, and it cannot function.” Members of the group said Hayden told them that the government’s failures were irreversible; Hayden’s spokesman claims otherwise, but Woodward’s sources, which include six ISG members, are unanimous.

Levin-Lieberman Love Fest - One Step Closer to War on Iran

I don't want to be fucking redundant here, but its coming. And JL will lead the way.

Sorry, but you have to go over to FDL to get the full impact of the following.However I've provided you an easy link.

Right after Sen. Lieberman voted against U.S. troops on the Webb amendment, he launched his new Iran Amendment – cosponsored by pals Kyl, Graham, Collins and Sessions with strong support by McCain – and Senator Levin could not fall over himself fast enough to display his love of his big pal from CT. Watch here – but prepare yourself – it will test your gag reflex mightily. (Thanks as always to Crooks and Liars for being on top of the news!)

This gist of the amendment: It is the sense of the senate that Iran is participating in acts of war against the United States. (h/t OpenLeft)

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

If I only had a brain

TN Streams Teaming With E. Coli

I don't usually post about "local" shit. But this is important and probably not at all isolated. You judge. Its your job.

It’s been a long day, and instead of trying to catch up on the news of the day, I really should be cooking dinner, ’cause, I’m starving. But, before I drag my tired butt into the kitchen to fix myself something to eat, I had to stop and point out that Tennessee’s streams are fucking toxic.

BTW, did someone have too many fucking extra Scrabble® tiles laying around when he/she named Tennessee?

Feeling secure? Well don't #17

You really don't want to know this, but...

I don't want to get really preachy on your ass, but do you realize your country is being run by a collection of monkeys? They may appear human, but they're monkeys. They can't protect you, care for you or provide for you any better than the habitants of the monkey cage in your nearest zoo.

Let me expand on that.

The TSA has my name on their "no fly" list. This is in spite of the fact I'm no more a threat to the US than a Malaysian magpie.

Ten Principles for Washington Post Journalism on the Web

1. The Washington Post is an online source of local, national and international news and information. We serve local, national and international audiences on the Web. 2. We will be prepared to publish Washington Post journalism online 24/7. Web users expect to see news as it happens. If they do not find it on our site they will go elsewhere. 3. We will publish most scoops and other exclusives when they are ready, which often will be online. 4. The originality and added value of Post journalism distinguishes us on the Web. We will emphasize enterprise, analysis, criticism and investigations in our online journalism. 5. Post journalism published online has the same value as journalism published in the newspaper. We embrace chats, blogs and multimedia presentations as contributions to our journalism. 6. Accuracy, fairness and transparency are as important online as on the printed page. Post journalism in either medium should meet those standards. 7. We recognize and support the central role of opinion, personality and reader-generated content on the Web. But reporters and editors should not express personal opinions unless they would be allowed in the newspaper, such as in criticism or columns. 8. The newsroom will respond to the rhythms of the Web as ably and responsibly as we do to the rhythms of the printed newspaper. Our deadline schedules, newsroom structures and forms of journalism will evolve to meet the possibilities of the Web. 9. Newsroom employees will receive training appropriate to their roles in producing online journalism. 10. Publishing our journalism on the Web should make us more open to change what we publish in the printed newspaper. There is no meaningful division at The Post between “old media” and “new media.”

OK, I buy numbers 1-3

Have a problem with 4.

Five is acceptable.

Six? Hahaha.

Seven? Spare me.

The rest...no problem.

The truth is, the WaPo is shitty on paper and will be the same on the "WEB".

Moral Authority

Iran announced today that it had uncovered new evidence against two imprisoned Americans and had launched an expanded investigation into their alleged activities against the Islamic republic.

The statement from the country’s judicial branch dashed hopes of any imminent breakthrough in the case, after Iran announced last month that it was in the final stage of its probe and would announce whether the dual U.S.-Iranian nationals would be tried or freed within two or three days.

Hey, I'm not saying Iran is wrong. What the fuck, some Americans are not perfect and could do what they say. I lean toward believing most Americans are pretty OK, but I have a definite bias.

Ex- convicts and addicts may get DoD clearance

Isn't this just special?

At the Pentagon’s request, Senate defense authorizers tucked deep within a defense bill a repeal of the department’s restriction on granting security clearances to ex-convicts, drug addicts and the mentally incompetent.

The repeal provision now is creating discord between the Senate Armed Services and the Intelligence committees. In its markup of the 2008 defense authorization bill, the Intelligence panel voted to delete the Armed Services provision.

The fate of the provision could become a flashpoint this week as the Senate takes up the bill.

The Senate Armed Services panel seeks to repeal a seven-year-old law that established mandatory standards disqualifying certain people from receiving security clearances.

Under the law, members of the military services, employees of the Department of Defense or contractors working for the Pentagon cannot receive a security clearance if they were convicted of a crime in any U.S. court and went to prison for at least one year; if they are unlawful users of illegal substances; if they are considered mentally incompetent or if they were dishonorably discharged or dismissed from the armed forces.

The ramifications of Bush's fucking decisions are paramount. He's turned the US into a land without "proper" laws. I say "proper" laws because he is consistently undermining Congress and the Judicial branches of law.

Michelle Malkin, anchor baby

To be honest, I have no idea if that's a Photoshopped® picture or not. My guess is it isn't. At her age in 1992, its conceivable she did pose for such pictures and the scars on the body in the picture are consistent with Filipino people.

"Official" Pamela Martin & Associates Telephone Records

Hey, is the guy on the right reaching for her ass?

Of course Pamela (deborah?) Jeane Palfrey (Martin?) is the alleged DC madam. The name is confusing because people in such occupations often use aliases. But this is purported to be the "DC madam's" customers' phone list.

Use the list to check out your Congress critters. That is, if you are into titillation/proscription for activity that matters no more than how many weeds are on your property. I support most prostitution, well not literally, but figuratively. I support any "victim less" crime. Forced and child prostitution is another matter entirely.

OK, some people are anal about weeds, but I'm discounting those silly lamebrains.

I've included the picture of the alleged madam for those of you who have never seen a "real madam".

Senator's Number on 'Madam' Phone List

HUGE surprise. The first customer identified is a Republican!

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the "D.C. Madam," making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in the high-profile case.

I have no doubt Dems will be identified too, but expect a high Republican bias.

Tsk, tsk, tsk

Were I not guilty of such mistakes, I wouldn't post these and I won't identify whose posts these are:

How many tours is enough for a reservist...? It should read, "How many tours are enough for a reservist...?".

...the odds of him winning... I usually get this right. It should read, "...the odds of his winning...".

A majority of 54% said Yes... I believe it should read, "A majority – 54% said Yes...". Fifty four percent is the majority of 100%.

So you can go back and read what I've wrote... Ah! Two choices here. Either, "...read what I wrote..." Or, "...read what I've written...".

Oh yeah, there is also the possessive case with the missing apostrophe and I'm very guilty of doing that.

BTW, please don't come back at me about my punctuation. Its horrid I know and I'm too lazy to look up the rule each time I have to use "comma","double quotation marks"/"single quotation marks", "colon", "dot dot dot question mark", etc. I won't even try to use the semicolon except for HTML.

Oh yeah, I often split infinitives, end sentences with prepositions or propositions and mix verb tenses in one sentence. That's how I speak and I write like I talk.

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Chalabi's back

The beast who will not die.

Some people have unbelievable political lives or, at least, one hell of a lot of them.

Melik Kaylan writes a fawning piece on Ahmad Chalabi for the Wall Street Journal's op-ed page, calling him the "nearest thing Iraqis currently possess to a genuine walk-and-talk democratic politician." For many Americans, that may be hard to stomach, as the guy has been roundly criticized for peddling false WMD information to eager listeners at the Pentagon

Now as I see it, that second sentence puts Chalabi as Republican politician and not a democratic one.

Ouch!

About Me

Spent many years programming, mostly mainframes. Been in business for myself, sky dived, scuba dived, practiced karate (until the broken ribs & finger), driven a sprint car (unreal). Want the US to be great again and worry it's impossible. I consider myself a moderate because I believe most Americans don't approve of torture, do want everyone to have health care, a pension and/or a job, privacy, freedom and NO WAR. Not too radical. I use profanity like a sailor so you should leave if you are sensitive.

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